Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Galena Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°38′17″W / 41.72917°N 86.63806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 27.17 sq mi (70.4 km2) |
• Land | 26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,980 |
• Density | 70.6/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-26224[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453322 |
Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,980 (up from 1,899 at 2010[4]) and it contained 979 housing units.
Galena Township was established in 1836.[5]
Communities
- Birchim is an unincorporated community located at 41°42′37″N 86°36′10″W / 41.71028°N 86.60278°W within the southeast portion of the township.
- Hesston is an unincorporated community located at 41°45′10″N 86°39′39″W / 41.75278°N 86.66083°W within the northwest portion of the township. The Hesston Steam Museum is located in Hesston.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.17 square miles (70.4 km2), of which 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2) (or 98.97%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 1.03%) is water.[4]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 35.
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